Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-26
A BARREN COAST.
fvshiy-Nins Wrtn EYlEg "a the Vat
CssTt tf TaEsuEsr Inland.
Ths Rsvszas Cutter RssuFas ts Pert
Townsend After . Brief Voyage Of
Fear Days, wfth TidIsEs frsm
the M Fated st. stephen;
Also. Brig Nerth Star.


/ lie reYeu1e cQstEE OilTef " olc0tt IT.
turned this morning g. o'eisck after Q
brief cruise Of foaF days along the West
Coast Of Vancouver Island in search Of
ths shipwrecked erew Of the Inflated
ship st. Stephan, which vas supposed
20 have foaadered on April lst OF Cape
/ FlAttery. The following is an account
related By a. officer Of the cutter TO .
Posi- rspFek eatative:
I'VE left Port Townsend on LAST Sat-
ardsy morning at 5 o'clock With Wn.
J. Bryant, United States InspsctoF Of
Halls, on board. and arrived at Voter
that afternoon. where the services Of
CAPTAIN Munro, British Columbia
cilot. we're secured. We departed that
evening as O'Clock for the west coast
OF Vancouver Island Sunday, May
I'D. Cape Fiattery was passed. with Q
light wind from the northwest and q
heavy swell from the southeast. -Four
hours later the sealing schooner kats
and Annie, bsand north, was spoken.
Al 10 O'Clock q thick fog set 10, Oh
structin9 our viev Of the coast consider
ably. Previous 10 arriving &C Hesper
Head. ne took soaRdinRs and found
forty-seven fathous Of water. Tie
Wind vas quite fresh from the north
vest until .. a., when ve came 10
anchor In Clayoqait Hbrbor. The
foR In tbs meantime had disappeared
and with little diffisulty q landing was
effected.
Father Nicolys, an Indian missionary,
who resides at this point was called
upon. You will remember that 10 vas
through this missionary tie news OF the
finding of Captain Douglass trDnk by
- L. ~ oh
tained. Indians we're 81 once sent by
the Father 20 Cape Cook and neighbor-
ing localities to procure all Of the relics
by the Indians.
Early next morning Monday the
party sent to Cape Cook returned with
few letters They reported that portions
OF the wreck were to &c found Just be-
low Cape Cook.
Leaving soon after We arrived at q
small IAdian village situated few miles
from the cape. reef some twelve or
fifteen miles IN length extends along
this coast, ae mt three niles from shsre,
over which the breakers dash with
deafeninQ roar. Inc Indians stated
that on April 9sh vessel struck this
reef. The night being intensely cold
AHEAEAIA(1
deFed. Next day a large quantity OF
apples. onions, oranges, q case OF coal
oil, some domestic geese, three boats,
two Of which appeared 10 be stove IN
by the heavy seas. washed ashore. The
third, q Whitehall beat, such as was
usually carried on the after house Of the
St. Stephen, came ashore in a good con-
dition, net being damaged in the least.
The captains trunk containing some
personal Communications concerning
the skip st. Stephen. several oil paiat
logs belonging 20 the captains daughter,
the compass which hung in the after
house, also the ships account book
were washed ashore, the compass being
uninsured, and the glass covering not
being broken.
The after house, forward house and pi-
lot house we're lying on the shore, vhish
clearly indicated this. The vessel was
wrecked on that reef.
The suggestion Is that while OF Cape
Beale in the storm of April lst, the 81.
Stephen was struck by a heavy sQuall
and dismasted. The strong current
which washes Vancouver Island on the
west carried the ship as far az Cape
Cook, when she struck on the reef April
9th and went TO pieces.
Captain Bryant offered q reward OF
81, 0G0 10 the Indians for any Informs
ton that might lead to the recovery Of
the bodies Of Captain Douglas and
family and paid them 81 per day to
search for the bodies, or anything eon-
csroinR them.
Ali the information possible having
been obtained the WoleOtt changed her
course fol the southwark. Tue weather
being fine good view q the coast was
obtained.
On Tuesdsy, Moy "a, at o'sloek am.
We passed the wreck of the brig North
Star, near Portland Pint. This vessel
VRs lumber laden from Seattle for San
Diego. Later on the wreck OF a big,
supposed TO be the Irene, was observed
from a distance on Hesquait Point.
Just twenty nine wrecks we're counted
between Oapes Cock ard Flattery, TINS
clearly indicating what terrible dangers
all encountered Of this barren and des-
olate coast. Ga Tuesday stormy
weAthsI was experienced OF Cage
BeRle. Al Z o'clock this evening tie
cutter arrived nc Victoria, remaining
over night and arrived at Townsend
this morning."
OaVtain Bryant, st whose request tie
cutter was dispatched to searen for the
st. Stephen and her crew. desires to ex-
press his hearty appreciation to Cap
tain Glover and his officers for the thor
oueh manner IN whioh thG search was
conduSted.